Member Highlights

Friday, July 2, 2021

Zain Mian received the Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Graduate Student from the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Zain!

Hassan Abbas | National Defense University

Friday, July 2, 2021

Hassan Abbas participated in a conversation with Zanjani Library Forum in Lahore moderated by Fahad Kazmi, Ph.D. candidate in Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia. The conversation was about Dr. Abbas's recent book "The Prophet's Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib" (Yale University Press, March 2021). The event was recorded and is available to view here.

Matthew Cook | NCCU

Monday, June 7, 2021

Dr. Matthew Cook's 2015 monograph, "Annexation and the Unhappy Valley: The Historical Anthropology of Sindh’s Colonization" was recently published in Pakistan. Dr. Cook's book "addresses the nineteenth century expansion and consolidation of British colonial power in the Sindh region of South Asia."
The US edition (2015) is also available here.

Yasmin Saikia | Arizona State University

Thursday, May 27, 2021

AIPS Member, Dr. Yasmin Saikia, will be presenting a virtual lecture organized by the Department of History at Quaid-i-Azam University on Saturday, May 29 at 8PM Pakistan Time (10AM CST). The lecture is titled "Mughals" and "Miyas": The Everyday Worlds of Muslims in Assam, India.

Join the Zoom webinar with the details below!
Meeting ID: 844 8758 8056
Passcode: 091528

Anita Weiss | University of Oregon

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Dr. Anita Weiss participated in a University of Oregon Webinar on Monday, May 3rd to discuss her recently published book, "Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan: Local Actions, Local Voices." Find a recording of the event here!